Five: Trooper E. G. Scott, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding), attached Royal Armoured Corps

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (4676014. Tpr. E. G. Scott. D.W.R. (R.A.C.)) nearly extremely fine (5) £70-£90

Edward Grayston Scott was born in Staincliffe, Yorkshire, on 29 September 1919. His father worked as a train examiner for the Midlands Railway, hence Scott spent his early childhood in Skipton - affectionately known as the ‘gateway to the Dales’. A Baptist, Scott attested for the British Army upon the outbreak of war and is confirmed in service with the 2/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment in March 1941. A skilled driver and mechanic, he was posted to the Royal Armoured Corps in the spring of 1942 and served overseas in North West Europe.

Sold with the recipients original Soldier’s Service and Pay Book, together with the named box of transmittal for the Second World War awards.